Spool needle cushion



Dec. 7, 1937. F. GOERTZ SPOOL NEEDLE CUSHION Filed Feb. 17, 1937 FEEDER/CK GOEETZ INVENTOR Patented Dec. 7, 1937 e mm rater 2,101,250 spool. NEEDLE cUsHI'oN Frederick Goertz, S tiu th Orange, N. J. Application "February 17,1937, Serial No.126,139.

iz'ciaiias. (015223 109) 1 The invention herein disclosed relates to needle and pincushions forattachment' to thread carrying spools. I

The objects of the invention are to provide'a cushion of this type, which may be inexpensively produced, be readily applied'to thread spools'and form, when so attached, a-iconvenient,practical and ornamental holder 'for'needlesand pins.

vFurther obj cots are to provide such a cushion,

which can be'foldedin substantially fiat conditionto take up small space when not in use-and which may be quickly unfolded to mount'it at theend of the spool. I

The foregoing and other "desirable objects'are obtained by novel features of construction, combinations and relations of parts, all as hereinafter described, illustrated in the-accompanying draw- 'ing and broadly covered in the claims. H Inthe drawing there is'illustrated:one'practical embodiment of the invention, -bilt i't i's to be understood that the structure may be modified and changed all within the intent of'th-e invention ashereinafter-defined. V a

Fig. 1' is a perspective viewshowing the cushion in use applied to the end of a spool.

Fig. 2is an edge view showing the cushion in a folded condition.

. Fig. 3 is an edge view, turned at 'an' 'angle and showing the spring loop lowered or 'o'pened 'oiit for insertion inthe bore of the spool.

Fig. 4 is: a plan view looking at the underface of the article. i

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the device.

35 In the form of the invention illustrated, the pad or cushion is made up of a layer or layers 1, of suitable material, such as felt mounted so that it may be located over the bore or passage through 40 the center of the spool 8.

In this particular disclosure, there are two such layers, one of them at the outer face of the cupped shell 9, held by an outer cover ll], of celluloid, paper or the like, and the other at the inner face of such shell held by a washer ll, of cardboard or the like. The parts are held together in the relation described by a cupped back plate H, the flange [3, of which is forced inside the corresponding flange M, of the shell.

In Fig. 5, the outside cover layer Iii is shown as extended about the edge of flange I4, and as caught in this relation by the inserted flange 53 of the back plate and the latter is indicated as dished inwardly, approximately to the curvature of the convex shell member 9, so as to bow and spool.

'firmly"clamp thewasher and the inner layerof -pad material-againsttheinside'face of the'shell.

The cushion carrying element thus far'd'e- 's'cribed'is removably attached' to the spool head in the cohstructionhere' shown byaspring loop '15, consisting of*a"d'oubled length of Wire hav- King outwardly extending acutely bent ends 1| 6,

* caught beneath the inwardly dished face of the -ba'ck plate 12, and the cardboard wa'sher l l. Theipr 'essure of 'closing'the parts together forces "these outwardly 'e'x'tended ends'of thewire into the face of the' yi'eld'able Washer forming bearirigs for them ari'd the acuteangle ofithes'e ends causes them'toh'ook ever the inwardly dished face of the backplate sufficiently to prevent such e nds'from "readilycoming loose. This anchorageof the ends for the w'i'reals'o stiffenst-he extended-f loop of the "wire suiitlc'i'e"n'tl'y to 'm'ake itactas a spring stiff enough to"hol'd the cushion securely enough' for all practical purposes. "I'his' construction also prevents-the s'pring-"loop from pulling loose from "the cushioniistructurewhen the latter is 'pulled away from'the spool.

These outwardly angled ends also permit the loop being hing-ed bodily as enabling thear-ticle'to b'e p'acked insubstanti'ally flat condition. 'This hingeable construction also permits the loops to'ad just themselves if-theinner ends should'conta'ct when two'of the'n'eedle holders are The device consists of but few in'eaipensive parts, is easy to manufacture and the parts are secured in the simple act of assembly. The needle cushion lies'flat against the end of the spool taking up small space and really enhancing the appearance of the spool. The cover material lil, may be colored to match the color of the thread and may carry ornamentation, advertising matter or equivalent. This cover material instead of being applied as a separate sheetof celluloid, paper or the like, may be painted on, or applied in the form of a lacquer, varnish or the like.

What is claimed is:

1. A needle holder for spools, comprising re versely cupped telescopically engaged centrally perforated discs, needle cushion material over the central perforations of said discs and a spring loop having outwardly angled ends located between said cupped discs.

2. A needle holder for spools, comprising reversely cupped telescopically engaged centrally perforated discs, needle cushion material over the central perforations of said discs, a spring loop having outwardly angled ends located .be-

'applied' toopposite ends of the saine -in-*Figi -2 toward the "back (if the cushion disc, 25

tween said cupped discs and a washer of yieldable material between the discs and engaged with the angularly bent ends of said spring loop.

3. A needle holder for spools, comprising reversely cupped telescopically engaged centrally perforated discs, needle cushion material over the central perforations of said discs, a spring loop having outwardly angled ends located between said cupped discs, a washer of yieldable material between thediscs and engaged with the angularly bent ends of said spring loop, the needle cushion material being engaged between said washer and the inside face of one of said discs.

4. A needle holder for spools, comprising reversely cupped telescopically engaged centrally perforated discs, needle cushion material over the central perforations of said discs, a spring loop having outwardly angled ends located between said cupped discs, a layer of cover material over the face of the outer disc and caught at its edge between the telescopically engaged rims of the two cupped discs.

5. A needle holder for spools, comprising reversely cupped telescopically engaged centrally perforated discs, needle cushion material over the central perforations of said discs, a spring loop having outwardly angled ends located between said cupped discs, a layer of cover material over the face of the outer disc and caught at its edge between the telescopically engaged rims of the two cupped discs and the needle cushion material including a pad held between the outer face of said disc and said layer of cover material.

6. A needle holder comprising a centrally perforated cupped shell having a rearwardly flanged rim, a pad of needle cushion material carried by said shell across the central perforation, a spring loop projecting from the back of said shell and having. outwardly turned ends and means engaged with the backwardly flanged rim of said shell for securing said outwardly bent ends of the spring loop.

7. A needle holder, comprising centrally perforated front and back plates, one having a flange engaged with the rim of the other, needle cushion material carried by said plates and extending over the centrally perforated portions of the same and a rearwardly extending spring loop having outwardly angled ends held between said plates.

8. A needle holder, comprising centrally perforated front and back plates, one having a flange engaged with the rim of the other, needle cushion material carried by said plates and extending over the centrally perforated portions of the same, a rearwardly extending Spring loop having outwardly angled ends held between said plates and a yieldable spacing Washer between the plates and engaged with said outwardly angled ends of said spring loop.

9. A needle holder, comprising a centrally perforated disc-like support, needle cushion material carried by said support over the central perforation and a spring loop attached to said support and projecting rearwardly through the central perforation in position to enter the bare in a spool of thread.

10. A needle holder, comprising a centrally perforated disc-like support, needle cushion material carried by said support over the central perforation, a spring loop attached to said support and projecting rearwardly through the central perforation in position to enter the bore in a spool of thread, said spring loop having the ends of the same at opposite sides of said central perforation pivotally secured to said support and whereby said spring loop may be hinged more or less flat against the back of the support.

11. A needle holder, comprising a convexed support approximately the diameter of the spool end and having a central perforation to register with the bore of the spool and a wide annular area about said central perforation for advertising matter, ornamentation or the like, a pad of needle cushion material carried by said support and extending over said central perforation and spring mounting means projecting from the back of said support to frictionally engage in the bore of a spool and having angled ends caught within said support.

12. A needle holder, comprising a disc-like member of approximately the diameter of a spool of thread, said member having a central perforation to align with the bore of a spool and having a flange rim, a spring mounting member having outwardly angled portions located Within said flanged rim and projecting portions extending through the central perforation and pin cushion material carried by said member and extending across the central perforation.

FREDERICK GOERTZ. 

